Avigation light



Jan. 13, 1931. w, wu E 1,788,650

AVIGATION LIGHT Filed April 7, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN V EN TOR.

Y M M ATTORNEYS.

Jan. 13, 1931. w. A. WULLE AVIGATION LIGHT Filed April 7, 1930 2 sheets-Sheet 2 I 10 claims.

Patented Jan. :13, v 1931 WILLIAM WULLIgLoF: cHIo AGo j ILLINOIS, .asszeiton mora ne: PYLE NATIONAL com- PANY, Fonioneo itnmois AooRroRA'rIoNoF NEWJEBSEY AyiG 'rION ULIGHT.

i I Application filed n rirr, issofs ri l I; niajoeii J -My'finventionrelates tb improvements in avigation lights for {airships and the like and has, for one object to provide a nevvand improved type. of riding lights primarily'for airplane use. One object of myinvention is to provlde'a durable, easily assembled struc--' ture which willoffer a minimum of Wind-re 1 sistance Other obj sets will appear from time 7 I I riphericallyf flanged at, G to penetrate be- I to time throughout the specification and My invention isillustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawj ings, Wherein- I Figure 1 is a side elevation Figure 2 is a section along of Figure 1; V Figure 3 is a .tion; I I I I I Figure4l is a detail of thelamp supporting frame; I I II I Figure 5 is a perspective View of the ex- I teriormain frame;

v Figure 6 is a section of Figure 5; I 1 1 Figure 7 is an end elevation of the exterior sub-frame. j I v I Like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the Specification and drawings A'is the exterior mainframe. "Itisstream- "3Qll1'ld as indicated and terminates at each "end in a boss'A A apertured' for holdfront elevation in part secalong the line 6 -6 iHg'SOI'GWS. .A is a'supporting base or plat-- .iform tied to the main frame A by the leg A3, This main frame is thicker at the top th an i frame, a 'supporting base" upon. which it is mounted,one-side of theframe being perpen dic'ular to the plane of thebase, the other side at the bottoinas especially indicated in Fig 'ure 's 3 and '6, having one side perpendicular to the plane of the "base. This side being flanged about its entire periphery as at A I v A is' theeXterior sub -frame similar inside elevation to the up'perportion of the frame A butwider at the top than at the bottom so asto be coinplementaryto the frame A. This I I p I mounted, one side-of the frame/being perpen- "dimmer toflthe plane of the base, theother side being slightly 'inclined to theperpendio" uh'tr-sideJ a sub franie', nieans for mounting .nain frame, :the sub-frame having I I one-*si de perpendicular; to the plane of the v base,- the other side inclined theretofin" opposition to g'tli'ednclined surface of} the "main.

sub-frame is int -eriorly flanged as. at A! so 1 thatWhen frames A and A? are held together" by the screws Ai they form an interior-1y slotted holding'and supporting member. I B is the lamp frame. It conforms in shape in general to the interior conformation of the combined frames A and'A Itis adapted to fit into them. andcto be held in position by the lites-.2

* is'tic'ofi'the structure. f

iton th theinl] {This"frameB-carriesa bracket B in I v hich s mounted anelectric lamp base B? wa'rdl-y f ben't l at the l bottom as indicated j at tWeen E a nd' be locked 'in place-"by the frame members andAA Q the arrangement being I.

as indicated in Figure-2 where the central filamIp frame 3 an'di theflanges C? are held together in tliechannel forme'd'by' the flanges A A These translucentfglobes may be painted or marked orficolored in {any desired 5 mannerdependingupon the use to which they Fare-placed, their position, the signals "given by t-hjem" and the like. 1 Normally, for instance; thQ areafIQQ 2 willbeblacked'out. The is area Wouldbe for'instance redor 'green and the area 'Y Y X [would *be White {though any "desired combination er colors may be used or a uniform color' 'or --even" a n absence of 'color" may "be character-1 I "lusts" mg interiorly'flanged.

jvigation light comprising'a main fframe; afsupportinglbase npon which "it {is "mounted; onev side .of the: frame being "perpendicular to the plane of the base,-theother sidebeing slightly inclined to the-perpendiclilarside'. t v j i i *2. An avigation -lightcomprising a main avigation light comprising a main frame, means for removably fastening the two frames together.

, 4:. An avigation light comprising a main frame, a supporting base upon which it is mounted, one side of thefrarne being 7 g iendicular to the plane of H1 base,the other side being slightly inclined to the perpendicular s1de,a sub-frame, means for mountlng it on the main frame, the sub-frame havingggone side perpendicular to the planeof thebase,

the other side inclinedthereto in oppositien to the inclined surface or the main frame, means for removably fastening the two frames together, both frames on their perpendicular side being int'eriorly flanged to form an interior peripheral channel,

5. An avigatmn light comprising anopen' V 1 interio-rly ehanneled frame and a sub-frame removably mounted Within the channeledpe- 'interiorlyfohanneled frame and a sub frame I mounted in the sub-frame.

riphery of the main frame, a light source frame flanged at one side, a hollow base upon which it is-mounted, an auxiliary frame flanged in opposition to the flanged side of the main frame to form with the flange 011 the main frame an inner peripheral channel,

a lamp frame, its exterior con ormation conformingto the contour of the bottom or the channel, a light source mounted on the light frame, curved cover panels one on each side of the light frame,-fianged to be held between the: flanges on the'main frame whereby the tlangeson'the cover plates and the outer periphery of the'lamp frame are held together I in the main frame.

'Sig'gned at chicag county of Cool; and I tate of Illinois, this 31st day of March, 1980. WILLIAM A; WULL EL 6. An avigation light comprising an open 7 a ,int-eriorly channeled frame and a sub-frame removably mounted Within the channeled pe riphery of the ,main frame, a light source mounted 1n the sub-frame, a cover-plate perlpherally flanged to conform to theinner contour of the main frame, the flange being adapted to rest 1n 111xtapos1t1on to the inner frame W1th1n the channel, there being such a cover plateon each side ofthe inner frame.

8. Anavigation light comprising a supporting base. an open frame projeetingtherefrom flanged at one side, a sub-frame remov ably mounted on the open fr ame,conform1ng in cross sectional area therewith, flanged on the sideonposedto the main frame to form Iwiththe flange on the main frame a channel,

an interior frame Whose'periphery engages Withinxsaid channel, and a light source mounted on such frame.

9. An avigatlon light comprising a supporting base. an open frame projecting therefrom flanged at oneside, a sub-frame removably mounted on the open frame, conforming 1n cross sectional areatherewithfiange on theslde opposed to the main frame to form with the flange on the mainframe a 7 channel, an interior frame hose periphery engages within said channel, a light source mounted on such'frame, a translucent cover plate located on either side of the interior frame flanged to penetrate the channel between the interior frame the exterior frame.

and the flangeson 10. An avigati'on light, comprising a-main 

